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Monthly Archives: December 2015

31st December 2015 Written by Tim Anderson Originally published in Telesur. Sadly, eyes often glaze over at the latest massacre in Syria, because the story is so repetitive. But what story? A double massacre by “moderate rebels” in Homs and Damascus and the subsequent re-spinning of the story, show the wall of disinformation we…

30th December 2015 Then, each year, each hypocritical “Merry Christmas”, we will be counting victims and measuring cubic liters of blood, spilled on that real and chemical “virgin” snow! Published in Counterpunch White foam, kitschy lights and embarrassing computer generated melodies. Year after year, the same crap. Not tired yet? Christian families gather;…

Originally posted on Professor A.L.I.: The Trials of Zakzaky and Zeenah By Professor A.L.I. Yaro was the first Nigerian I ever met—he was from Lagos and for a time, back in the early 1990’s he would be my roommate. Since then I’ve made profound connections with many Nigerian people of various tribes, ethnicities…

29th December 2015 Written by the Saker The recent murder of Samir Kuntar by Israel has, yet again, inflamed the discussion about Putin’s relation to Israel. This is an immensely complicated topic and those who like simple, canned, “explanations” should stop reading right now. The truth is, the relationship between Russia and Israel…

29th December 2015 Written by Eva Bartlett for Dissident Voice. “The problem is that those outside of Syria will not believe unless they come and see with their eyes. We can talk all we want but people won’t believe us. But when they come here and see we are Muslims, Christians, Jews… all religions, and…

29th December 2015 First Published in New Eastern Outlook. Written by: Ulson Gunnar The weapons are foreign, the fighters are foreign, the agenda is foreign. As Syrian forces fight to wrest control of their country back and restore order within their borders, the myth of the “Syrian civil war” continues on. Undoubtedly there are…